Sylvania is located in north Alabama. Sylvania is part of De Kalb County. Sylvania has 8.47 square miles of land area and 0.10 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Sylvania population is 1,979, which has grown 66.86% since 2000. The population growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 8.33% and is much higher than the national average rate of 11.61%. Sylvania median household income is $37,917 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 32.80% since 2000. The income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 27.47% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. Sylvania median house value is $94,300 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 58.22% since 2000. The house value growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 45.48% and is higher than the national average rate of 46.91%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers Sylvania is close to the state average in quality. The Sylvania area code is 256.